Inclusion Coaching for Collaborative Schools - 9781452268217

Karten, an educator, author, and researcher who specializes in special education and teaches at various colleges, explains the use and role of inclusion coaches in schools. She describes the characteristics of special needs students; defines the coaching roles of administrators, learning support teams, educators, teacher mentors, co-teachers, other staff, families, and students; and details how to ensure that inclusion is implemented in the school and classroom. She outlines inclusion principles and how to use lesson differentiation, inclusion goals, norms, planning, strategies, and curriculum practices that align with the Common Core State Standards, as well as how subject areas and cross-disciplinary lessons are connected to the principles and rules. She addresses scheduling, funding, co-teaching responsibilities, assessing inclusion gaps and ambiguities, professional development actions, interventions, relating to educators, and embracing achievements. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)